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• n  (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor

• Between the stores and the town's stone jetty stands a giant wooden hornbill, perched on a carved totem pole, missing a wing, paint peeling on its sun-bleached casque.
• Also unclear is the function of the odd, finlike casque that sits atop its brilliant blue head and neck.
• On dit quelquefois an village Qu'un casque qa, sert a rien du tout,.